Our Home Featured In spring Issue 2013 on magazine stands December 2012

Romantic Country magazine welcomes spring in December. I could never have envisioned where my passion to inspire through designing, and blogging in flea market style would have taken me.

I want to thank Romantic Country Magazine Editor Fifi O'Neill

Contributing Photographer Mark Lohman

Contributing Writer Mary Fosell

For adding joy to our lives with an invite to grace the pages of a magazine that shares creative living, inspiring, and personal.

With Fifi's effortless grace, and the amazing work of Marks photography we were romanced with the beauty they created for us.

Graceful Composure

Pieces with little life left to them, are then brought back to life page after page, poetic music to our hearts.

We will not forget these graceful moments.

My Romantic affair with creating French Opera, and Theatres of performance can also be seen featured in Romantic Country magazine where sharing my passion for creating with European-inspired charater touched my heart.

Thank you Romantic Country

I created a tree of white.

Adorned with my wire chandeliers I create by twisting, and bending then adding layers of crusty plaster, and paints that I also create for my theatres. I found them adding charm, and a theatrical feel to a winters tree.

Thank you Romantic Country Fifi O'Neill for adding joy to our Joyeux Noël.

Dear DoreI saw a the opera house on Fifi's blog and I knew it was you! Congrats to you my dear friend. Well deserved so well done, you are a source of inspiration to all of us. Leaving us with such beauty and unending grace. Much love to you sweet one. Have a blessed week

Congratulations on being featured in Romantic country magazine! Your home is BEAUTIFUL! I cannot wait to get a copy I am off to the bookstore tomorrow! Thank you for sharing your photos of your home!xxAnne

Oh DORE!! I am first of all, so VERY proud to say, I know this lady! Wow, Dore, how very proud, and overjoyed you, and Hannah must be to share your beautiful home with the readers of Romantic Country, and all of us! Truly a striking home, filled with so many of your elegant touches! It is perfectly decorated, every piece perfectly situated, bringing so much life to old worn pieces, that within your hands become timeless treasures. I am SO happy for you! What a wonderful Christmas gift for you! xoxox Christel. P.S. I have posted this years Little Match Seller, perhaps you should wait and see her later, it is a sad story, after all.

Congratulations, sweet Dore!!! I saw a tiny peek of this @ Fifi's blog a while back and was wondering when your feature would come out.Yay! I will look for a copy of this wonderful, wonderful magazine, my friend!!!I am SOOOOOOOO HAPPY for you! :)Hugs,Zuzu

Oh My Gosh! Your home looks stunning, beautiful! There is almost a reverent energy emanating from your spaces. I'm so excited for you. Next you'll be in Jeanne D'Arc Living! I was wondering when you'd be featured in a magazine... ! so it's no surprise to me to see this!

My copy is sitting on the coffee table right in front of me as I type this. Now, I will be even more thrilled when I look at it knowing your special place is in it. Cannot wait. I am very happy for you. xo

Dear Dore,Congratulations my friend for being featured... How very exciting this is! What can I say about your home except breathtaking. You have created such a peaceful and comforting home.. I love it all Dore.

Wishing you a joyful Christmas.. I am so blessed to come to know you.bisous, Penny

Oh Dore my heart is full of joy for you! These photos are just amazing and your home looks just so warm and inviting! You have created a beautiful haven for you and your family ~ I can't wait to get my copy!Congratulations!!

I just wanted to say hello and good wishes! I am loving your branch tree with your ornaments and chandeliers that I would so love to have.May you have some peace during this difficult time in our world~Blessings Kim

I loved the tour and the talent, of course! Thanks for letting us all peek into your lovely place - for some reason, I feel like there is always laughter, but a lot of calm moments as well. Well, at least that is how I like to imagine it. :-)

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About Me

I am French and Irish born in Southern California, yet spent a great number of years in the bay area of Northern California. When I moved back to the Southern part in 1986-87 I was on the brink of a new life. I have two children, a son Travis, and a daughter Hannah who have a beauty in expressing who they are. I am in the field of interior design, interior designer and home stager in decorating estate model homes residential, and commercial designs.
A design shop in the bay area co-opted with my mother was the strongest influence in the start of it all. Artist in fine art. My favorite time of any day is making time to create. I love to recycle and reimage found objects that then find their way into the hands and homes of a new place to rest.